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Practical Training: Orientation to Social Services Field (5 cr)

Code: BE00CK48-3020

General information


Enrollment
22.04.2025 - 27.04.2025
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
01.09.2025 - 31.12.2025
The implementation has not yet started.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
SeAMK Social Services and Elderly Care
Campus
SeAMK Seinäjoki, Kampustalo
Teaching languages
Finnish
Seats
12 - 37
Degree programmes
Bachelor of Social Services
Teachers
Elina Kangasluoma
Taja Kiiskilä
Groups
SOS25A
Bachelor of Social Services, Full-time studies
Course
BE00CK48

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

Content scheduling

Orientations in weeks 37 and 46 /2025.
Practicing: weeks 48-50/25.
Seminar week 51/2025.

Objective

Students are able to describe the most typical professional fields of Bachelors of Social Services. Concerning their practical placement, they are able to describle the objectives and responsibilities which the organization has in the field of welfare services. Students are able to describe every day life, strengths and challenges of service users and other people that are in the need of support. They have capacities to meet the service users and the people closely related to them. Students are able to name some objectives and principals of professional work in social services field. They can describe clients' service network.Students are able to reflect their individual experiences and consider their future career as Bachelor of Social Services.

Content

Implementation of practical training in social welfare organization, which represents public, private or voluntary sector. Practical training can alternatively be implemented in different learning environments related to working life.

Materials

The same material as for the preceding theoretical courses and material used in practical field placements.

Teaching methods

Orientation, practical training, learning assignments and a seminar on practicing experiences.

Employer connections

- This course consists of practical training (3 weeks).

Student workload

135 hours: Orientations (4h), Practicing (3 weeks/39h/week 117h),
a seminar on practicing experiences (4h).
Learning Assignments (10h).

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Students are able to describle the most typical professional fields of Bachelors of Social Services. Concerning their practical placement, they are able to describe the objectives and responsibilities which the organization has. Students are able to describe, what kind of support the clients need. They have experiences of meeting the service users and the people closely related to them. Students are able to name some objectives and principals of professional work in social services field. They can describe clients' service network.Students are able to reflect their individual experiences and consider their future career as Bachelor of Social Services.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

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Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Students are able to describle the most typical professional fields of Bachelors of Social Services. Concerning their practical placement, they are able to describe the objectives and responsibilities which the organization has. Students are able to describe, what kind of support the clients need. They have experiences of meeting the service users and the people closely related to them. Students are able to name some objectives and principals of professional work in social services field. They can describe clients' service network.Students are able to reflect their individual experiences and consider their future career as Bachelor of Social Services.

Qualifications

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